Flueggea leucopyrus
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| Flueggea leucopyrus | |
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| From Kerala, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Flueggea |
| Species: | F. leucopyrus |
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| Flueggea leucopyrus | |
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Flueggea leucopyrus is a species of shrub or tree. It primarily grows in wet tropical biomes.[3] Its common names include Indian snowberry,[4][2] white honey shrub, bushweed, and cool pot.[2]
Flueggea leucopyrus is known by the following names:
- Telugu: Pulugudu (పులుగుడు)[2] or Tella Pulugudu (తెల్ల పులుగుడు)
- Kannada: Bili sooli gida (ಬಿಳಿ ಸೂಳಿ ಗಿಡ) or just Sooli (ಸೂಳಿ)[5]
- Tamil: Varat-pula (வறட்பூலா), Vellai-p-pulanci (ள்ளைப்பூலாஞ்சி), Vellaipoola (வெள்ளை பூலை), Madhuppullaanthi (மதுபிபுல்லாந்தி)[2] or Pulanji (புலஞ்சி)[5]
- Malaylam: Amboorippachila (അമ്പൂരിപ്പച്ചില), Mulpulanji (മുൾപ്പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി), Perimklavu (പെരിംക്ലാവ്), Vellamullaram (വെള്ളമുള്ളാരം) or Cerimklaav (ചെരിംക്ലാവ്)
- Konkani: Parpo
- Sanskrit: Panduphali (पान्डुफली), Bhuriphali (भूरिफली) or Shwetakambuja (श्वेतकम्बुज)
- Marathi: Pandharphali (पांढरफळी)[2]
- Sinhala: Katupila (කටුපිල)[6]
- Gujarati: Thunmari(ઠુંમરી), Shinavi(શીંણવી)
Description
Flueggea leucopyrus is an erect, many-branched shrub growing up to 5 m tall. Its angular branchlets end in sharp spines. Its leaves are alternate, obovate to elliptic, and measure up to 2.5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Male flowers are greenish-yellow and clustered in axillary fascicles, while female flowers are solitary. The male flowers have five perianth lobes, with five free stamens and a disc of five glands alternating with the stamens. The fruits are globose, about 5 mm across, three-celled, and white when ripe. The seeds are trigonous, smooth, and pale brown.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The native range of Flueggea leucopyrus includes parts of East Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species can be found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Socotra, Sajid Island, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China (Sichuan, Yunnan).[3] It is commonly found on foothills in scrub forests and in dry deciduous forests at elevations of 0 to 900 m.[2]
